177 officers selected for studying short-term courses in elite foreign universities under DFFT; Full List

AS MANY as 177 officers of various services including IAS, IPS, IRS-IT et al have been selected for short-term courses in foreign universities under Domestic Funding for Foreign Training (DFFT) programme. Here below is the list of officers selected for short-term courses in Harvard, Chicago, Berkeley, Cambridge and ANZSOG for FY 2019-20:

Foreign Training: How much an Indian officer gets as monthly allowance, warm clothing allowance et al; list of allowances post DoPT review

SENDING officers abroad under the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) programme is not an inexpensive affair, and the rate needs to be fixed from time to time according to the variation in purchasing power of a nation. For example, the Government of India pays an officer $1,803 (approx. Rs 1.27 lakh) per month as allowance if she pursues a course in Philippines whereas the same allowance goes up to $2,205 (approx. Rs 1.55 lakh) for studying in Switzerland. Here below is list of allowances including for warm clothing ($500 or Rs 35,200), departure ($500 or Rs 35,200), arrival ($375 or Rs 26,400) and…

Top 50 foreign universities for officers to choose from, for government-funded DFFT scheme

THE department of personnel and training (DoPT), while announcing a list of courses and universities for its short term and long term programmes offered under the DFFT scholarship scheme for 2019-20, has also included a long list of over 100 universities which are ranked higher according to two international rakings viz. World University ranking and QS World University ranking. Here below are 50 of those leading foreign universities, as placed by the DoPT in an Annexure to its November 9 notification that announced the 2019-20 DFFT scheme:

38 short-term courses in foreign universities earmarked under DFFT scheme, 2019-20; Full List

THE CENTRAL government has announced the names of the universities, courses and the dates for which the officers will be sponsored under the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) Scheme. The upper age limit for short-term programmes is 52 years as on July 1, 2019, but there is no age limit for the short-term programmes at Harvard University, University of Chicago, Cambridge University, University of California Berkeley and ANZSOG for officers of joint secretary/additional secretary/secretary level (equivalent to postings in GOI),  a DoPT order said. 

Here below is the list of 38 short term programmes offered under the DFFT Scheme for 2019-20:

189 Indian officers selected for short-term courses at Harvard, Cambridge, Berkeley, Chicago and ANZSOG; Full List

THE Central government has announced the names of 189 officers for short term or customised programmes under DFFT scheme during 2018-19. The courses will be fully funded by the government. The officers will attend courses — management, leadership, PPP etc. -- in the premier universities like Harvard, Cambridge, Berkeley, Chicago and ANZSOG. Here below are the names of the officers, courses they will attend and duration:

31 officers short-listed for fully funded studies in foreign universities under DFFT; Full List

THE Central government on Tuesday released the names of 31 officers selected for long term programmes under DFFT scheme for 2018-19. The courses include MA in international development policy, University of Duke, MA in South Asia and Global Security, King’s College London (KCL), masters in public management, Lee Kuan Yew (LKY), Singapore, MSc in public policy and administration, London School of Economics, executive master of public administration (EMPA), Syracuse University, New Zealand et al. Here below is the list of 31 officers nominated for long term programmes under DFFT during 2018-19: 

Are multiple extensions of the last date of applying in foreign universities under DFFT scheme fair? Internet to be blamed, really?

THE multiple extensions of the last date for applying and the finalisation of the application under DFFT scheme — at times on somewhat flimsy grounds of “net related issues” — has forced some officers and applicants to wonder whether it would be a fair process this time. Though no one has formally complained in the DoPT (the department of personnel and training), the agency that selects the applicants among IAS, IPS, IFoS among others for the  long term and short term programmes under DFFT scheme — the officers have been gossiping whether such unprecedented multiple extensions were actually carried out to prolong the selection process so that some officers manage to procure…

Deadline for applying in foreign universities under DFFT extended till Friday, all due to Internet issues

THE government has extended the deadline for the officers applying for long term and short term programmes under DFFT scheme during 2018-19 till Friday (February 9) apparently due to Internet problems. “…a large number of officers have not been able to apply due to net related issues”, a DoPT order issued on February 6 said. Those who are eligible for the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) scheme include IAS, Group ‘A’ officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) etc., and then the IPS, Indian Forest Service (IFoS) and Group ‘A’ central civil service officers during the tenure of deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme, and the courses are conducted in top global universities including…

Time to Apply Under DFFT: Full list of foreign universities and courses, for 2018-19

THE list of foreign universities and the short and long term courses, 2018-19, for the government officers under the DFFT scheme is out. Those who are eligible for the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) scheme include IAS, Group ‘A’ officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) etc., and then the IPS, Indian Forest Service (IFoS) and Group ‘A’ central civil service officers during the tenure of deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme. The courses include a whole range of subjects -- from management and public administration to fighting corruption. One however needs to cross-check with the DoPT guidelines to find out the exact eligibility criteria. Here below are the names of the foreign universities, courses offered, and their time-line:

Govt to send 26 officers to Cambridge University for a leadership training programme; Last date to apply is May 1

THE government has found that it has as many as 26 vacant slots for sending its officers to Cambridge University for a programme on “Leadership and Strategic Thinking” under Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT), 2017-18. The officers who are joint secretary and above in the Government of India and those who have not applied under DFFT in response to the DoPT’s circular dated November 29, 2016 are eligible to apply on or before…

List of foreign universities where Indian bureaucrats will be sponsored to study for 2017-18 under DFFT scheme

THE government has issued a circular inviting applications/nominations for the long-term and short-term programmes in select foreign universities to be conducted during financial year 2017-18 under the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) Scheme. Whereas IAS officers are eligible to apply for the courses, those belonging to other All India Services (IPS and IFoS) and the organized Group “A” Central Civil Services, who are holding posts on deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme of DoPT, can also apply. The Central government sponsors the selected officers for fees and other logistics. Here is the list of 15 foreign institutes and programmes therein, for the long-term courses in 2017-18.

Govt modifies rules on accommodation allowance for officers selected for foreign universities

IN PARTIAL modification of the existing rules, the government has brought in better clarity on the kind of reimbursement that an officer selected for government-sponsored study in a foreign university, should receive. The government has decided to give accommodation allowance at the rate of US $ 750 per month for normal cities and US $ 1,000 per month in big cities, only if…

A few additional slots in University of California Berkeley under DFFT; Are you ready?

THE Central government has invited applications for some additional slots in short term and customized programmes in prestigious University of California Berkeley under the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) for the year 2016-17. Earlier in the month of April, the government had announced that it added in the list of 2016-17 DFFT the names of more…

DoPT seeks comments before finalizing a new policy on foreign training of CVC officers, CVOs

THE Centre’s personnel department DoPT has sought comments as it proposes a policy of foreign training programme for Group “A” officers working in Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and also as Central Vigilance Officers (CVOs) in various Central public sector enterprises, with an in-built mechanism that the CVC officers or CVOs can’t take up the foreign training programmes if they have of late availed short-term foreign courses under the DFFT scheme. According to the proposed policy, all Group “A” officers working in the Central Vigilance Commission will be…

Govt adds new foreign universities under DFFT 2016-17; Courses earmarked for GoI secretaries too

New courses in Harvard and ANZSOG are added in DFFT list

THE government has decided to add in the list of 2016-17 DFFT (Domestic Funding of Foreign Training) the names of more foreign universities and courses including short-term programmes at Harvard and ANZSOG, earmarked for officers at the rank up to secretaries of government of India. Also, as the admission process of programmes at London School Economics (LSE) and LKY School of Public Policy are over, if any officer has a confirmed admission in the said universities, the officer can be provided full funding, if eligible under the DFFT scheme and subject to the availability of slots, according to DoPT’s letter to chief secretaries and union secretaries dated April 11. Here are the new addition of the long-term and short term courses under DFFT 2016-17:

Govt gears up to sponsor its officers for study in foreign universities for FY2016-17; 10 Things to Know

MIT, Harvard University students in New Delhi (File photo)

FOR the government employees, here is the time to apply for courses in foreign universities such as Cambridge, Harvard, DUKE, Oxford etc. Under the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) scheme 2016-17, the government wants nomination from officers for sponsoring their higher studies abroad. But what is the eligibility criteria? Which are the short-listed foreign universities? And whether women officers will get preference? Here are 10 things you may like to know: 

Govt proposes to give foreign degree incentives to IAS to make them participate in inter-services workshops

IN AN attempt to break the silos between different services, particularly between the IAS and others, the government has proposed to give foreign degree incentives to IAS officers if they attend inter-services workshop programme, according to a draft policy paper on cadre training plan for IAS officers released by the DoPT on Monday in which the department wanted IAS and other stakeholders to give their comments. "The IAS officers with 12-14 years of seniority are eligible to attend this workshop (inter services workshop programme of ARPG). The participants who attend this workshop will be given weightage…

Officers' foreign study in 2015-16: Programmes and list of global universities

THE government has come out with the details of long-term and short-term programmes in foreign institutes for the year 2015-16 under the Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) scheme. The foreign study is mean for officers as junior as of 2006 batch and as senior as secretaries of government of India. For long-term programmes, however, IAS officers who have completed just…

Is DFFT scheme designed to send IAS officers alone for foreign training?

Harvard University Campus

HAS Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) Scheme, launched by the government in 2001 to send Indian officers for foreign training, turned into a scheme to fund IAS officers alone? Armed with statistics, Hyderabad-based IRS officer Satya Prasant P in his blog has termed the scheme yet another unjust thing through which the IAS tries to maintain its hegemony over other services. Sample this:

Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT): Govt extends last date of application

THE government has extended the last date of application for Domestic Funding of Foreign Training (DFFT) scheme till January 7, 2014, allowing more Indian officers to chase their dream of studying in a foreign university. According to a circular issued by the training division of the DoPT on January 1, 2014, the last date of filing the annexure-I of the application form by individual officers has been...